New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-08-17
ORDINANCE NO. 8.
An Ordinance relating to Dogs.

An Ordinance Relating to Dogs.
The City Council of the City of New UIm do or.
dain:
Sec. l. Every owner or keeper of dog within
the limits of the City of New Ulm shall annually
or before the first day of September the
to be registered numbered, described and licensed
for one year from the first day of September in the
City Clerks office. and shall pay for such license the
sum of two dollars for each male dog, and four dol
lars for each Tensile dog.
Sec. 2. The City Clerk shall issue the license
and keep record thereof in suitable book kept
for the registry of dogs and provide for each Ii.
censed dog metallic tag to be furnished by the CT
the size and shape thereof to be determined by the
| City Council from time to time. which said tags
shall have stamped thereon the registered number
of the dog and the year when registered.
| Sec. 8. Every owner or keeper of a dog within
said city for which such license shall have been is.
sued. shall cause such dog to wear around its neck
| collar, distinctly marked with the owners name
and which shall be securely fixed the said metal.
1 lie tag furnished by the city, and person having
the custody or coatro1 of any dog shall permit the
same to go upon any street highway or to run at
large within the limits of said city, unless it Wear
the collar above prescribed, and it is hereby made
the dutyof every police officer to kill Cause to
be killed all dogs not licensed and coared found
running at large within the limits of this city,
| trary to the provisions of this section.
Sec. 4. No person shall keep suffer to be kept
on his premises or en- the premises occupied by him
within said city nor permit suffer to at large
| in said city or on any street or highway thereof
any dog of a ferocous or vicious Character habit
or disposition. nor any dog in the habit of barking
in the streets at night time in any any
| ots er time annoying any person or team passing
along in or using the streets highways ofsaid cyt
| whether such dog be licensed or not and any po-
lice officer OF any other person is hereby empow=
cred to kill or cause such animal to be killed if
found in street at large in said city contrary
| to the provisions of this section
/ Lee. 5. Whoever wifuy wrongfully re-
moves the collar from any dog, licensed and col
Jared in accordance with this ordinance steals
attempts to entice any dog from his master home
| or exposes any poisonous substance be eaten by
such dog. shall be punished by fine not less than
ten nor more than fifty dollars and costs aud be inn
prisoned until such fine and costs paid not ex
ceeding sixty days.
Sec. 6. Ia shall be unlawful for any person. to
| put collar around the neck of any dog without
having first paid the license provided in this or
dinance. with the intend tn deceive defraud the
city authorities in the collection OF said license.
Sec. Z The word dog, whenever occurring in
| this ordinance. shall be construct as appiying to
all animals of the dog kind of either and of any
| age over SIX months.
Sec. s. The City Clerk fhsll be entitled to a fee
| of twenty-five cents for each dog registered. and
every police officer shall be entitled receive the
sum OF fifty cents for each dog killed and buried in
accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, to
be allowed by the city council and paid ont of the
money received as dog license.
Sec. 9. II any person or persons shall omit, fall
refuse to pay said license dogs hereinbefore
prescribed, and having failed. omitted refused
to pay the same and shall also fail refuse neglect
or omit to surrender said dog to any police officer
| on demand, or whoever shall conceal such dog in
any way with intent to prevent such police officer
from killing said dog. shall conviction thereof be
punished as provided for III This ordinance.
| Sec. 10. Whoever disobeys or violates any pro.
| visions of this ordinance. except hereinbefore
provided, shall on conviction thereof be punished
by fue not less than Five nor more than Twenty.
five dollars and costs of prosecution to be recov-
cred summarly before of the city justices and
be imprisoned until such fine and costs paid,
not exceeding thirty days.
Sec II. Nothing in this ordinance contained
shall be construed authorizing any officer or
person to kill any dog temporarily within the city
/ with its owner master and which is not owned
harbored, or kept therein.
Sec. IL. This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication and shall
stand in place of and supersede all ornsnces here
tofore passed relating to dogs and for licensing and
killing the same, which are hereby repealed.
Passed Aug. 3rd A. D. 1887
i Attest: JOHN c.. RUDOLPH,
LOUIS scHILLING, Pres. of Council.
| City Clerk
| Approved: Aug. 4th A. D. 1887
/ C. WESCHCKE
4 Mayor.
Officially published Aug 18th A. D. 1887.